The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when ... Alternatively, clip a carabiner into the finishing loop and then ...

Here you can see the rope being braided around the core yarn, as it's pulled up through a dye. This is the braiding action in slow-motion. It produces a mountain climbing rope. Strong, yet ...

German mountain guide Robert Jasper has made a rope solo first ascent of Meltdown up the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Robert Jasper has completed a new rock climb up the North Face of the ...